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Feb. 3, 1931 J. T. LALLY ,75

HOSE BASKET Files May 6, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J. T. LALLY HOSE BASKET Feb. 3, 1931.

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My invention relates to improvements in the baskets used on fire apparatus to contain the hose for the chemical apparatus.

One object of my invention is to make the basket rotatable on a frame, so that thehose can be uncoiled from the basket without kinks, and to reduce the number of men to handle the hose.

Another object of the invention is to pro- A further object of the invention is to mount the basket so that it can be raised to allow heavy water hose to be placed in the body of the fire apparatus.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved hose basket;

Fig. 2 is an end view;

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the line 33, Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4: is a sectional plan View on the line H p 7 Th s bottom frame 28 consists of a hubportion 29; spokes 30, andian outer rim 31 con- 4-4, Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a base frame mounted in any convenient place on a fire apparatus. On the frame are brackets 2.

Two of these brackets form parts of hinges 3,

the pintles 4 of which extend through lugs on the main frame 5 on which the basket 6 is mounted. The brackets 2 at the opposite side are secured to lugs on said main frame by removable pins-7. On the removal of the rights 34011 which aremounted brackets 35 pins 7 the main frame 5 and the basket can be raised or turned over to one side to allow the heavy water hose carried by the appa bearing 9. 7

Depending from the centre of the basket 6 is a hollow journal 15 which extends through chemical apparatus. i

In the base 13 of the basket 6 is a raceway 14: for the ball 12. By this constructionthe basket can turn freely onits the bearing, and on the threaded portion of th j s a nut 16, which retains the basket in position. n i

fEXtending into the hollow journal is supply pipeQ17, and betweenthe pipe and the Journal is a packingbox 18, the cap 19 of which is screwed onto the end of the journal. This construction allows the basket to turn on the stationary supply pipe. The supply ,pipe 17 is supportedby theframe S and'has "a coupling 17 a by'which it' is attached to the In the base 13 of-the basket; is a passage 20 which communicates at its inner end with thepipe 17 and atits' outerend withaunion 21 to which thelchemical'hose' 22 is I attached (Fig.4);

Secured to a vertical'flange23 on the base 13 is a drum 24', and mounted on thelupper end ofthis drum'i's acap" 25 having a-deep flange. "Vertical bolts 26 extend through the cap andinto thegbase 13, rigidly holdingthe drum and cap tothe base. The base'l 3 has an annular flange 27' to which is secured the bottom frame 28? of. the basket'by bolts 29.

:shown'or it may be m'adeof wire mesh if desired. The upper edge of-the preferably rounded as at 33. Ateach end .of the main basket is frame 5' are up- JOHN T. LALLY, or WILMINGTON, nntawaan l having at their upper ends rollers 36 preferably covered with rubber or other suitable material, and extending, from I one bracket to the otherat eachrend of the frame is a bar .37 which is slightlyabove the upper edgeof avoid chafingthe chemical hose as itis drawn tus forsupporting-the central portion of the bar 37. l

'38 which can'i'be' lusedorilarge-Sizedappara- On the top of the cap 25 is a hose clamp 39 for holding the nozzle end of the hose when the hose is coiled within the basket.

By the above description it will be seen that the basket can freely turn on its bearings as the hose is withdrawn, and kinks in the hose are avoided. The hose when replaced in the basket is simply coiled therein, as it is turned and not wound tightly around the drum. I

The guide rollers 86 -allow the hose to be, run off at either side of the apparatus, andthe bars keep the hose free of the top of the basket so that it will not interfere with the rotation ofthe basket.

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w 1. The combination in a hose basket structure, of a base frame; a frame pivotally mounted-on the base frame so that it can be raised and turned on its pivots; a bearing on the frame having a central opening therein;

a basket mounted on the bearing and having ahollow stem extendingthrough the opening in the bearing; a fixed pipe connected to the 25 stem and a packing box at the connection, a

passage in the base of thebasket communieating with the hollow stem and arranged to be coupled to a hose coiled within thebasket; uprights projecting from each endof the frame; horizontal bars on the uprights located above the plane of the top of the hasket; and Vertical guide rollers for the hose at the ends of the bars. 1

2. The combination in a hose basket structure, of a base frame; a frame pivoted to one side ofsaid base frame and means for securing the frame to the other side of the base frame; a ball-bearing on the frame having a central opening therein; a series of balls on the bearing; a basket mounted upon the ball bearing and having a centraltubular spindle extending through the opening in the bearing; a fixed pipe on the frame coupled to the spindle; adrum within the basket having a cap; vertical bolts securing the drum and cap to the basket; and an extension of the hollow spindle within the basket at one side of the drum and arranged to be coupled to a hose within the basket.

3; The combination of a base frame; a frame pivotally mounted on the baseframe so that it can be raised and turned on its pivot; a bearing onsaid frame having a vertical opening therein; a basket having a base,

the base having a hollow stem extending through the opening in the bearing; a passage in the base; a pipe communicating with i the passage and so connected to the stem that so the basket can freely revolve; a drum mounted on the base of the basket; and a hose couplingsecured to the basket at the passage whereby a hose can be attached to the coupling and coiled within the basket.

. JOHN T. LALLY.- 

